An intern here at Global Peace Foundation (Malaysia) is an individual who believes in the vision and mission of the organisation and is passionate in uniting humanity as one human family.
The hired intern is to provide support to deliver Global Peace’s overall work plan. The incumbent as a trainee, will be guided and is expected to contribute towards the overall growth of the organisation (directly/indirectly).
The roles will vary depending on program type and area of support. In general, interns will be involved in:
- Research and development
- Program materials preparation
- Program coordination
- Impact documentation
- Communications
We look for individuals passionate in humanitarian topics and, is self-motivated and proactive. Generally, good language skills, communication and interpersonal skills.
❖ Experience in grassroots youth and community work. Getting to work with different communities and groups of people.
❖ Obtain personal development while gaining a professional experience.
❖ A good balance of in the office and on the ground job.
❖ Interns will be facilitated through an Internship Learning Plan for interns to best benefit from the internship experience.
Generally, the majority of our interns are students pursuing tertiary education. We do however, accept young graduates and people seeking for an opportunity to explore their strengths by working on grassroots peace-building efforts. We also accept talented Masters and PhD students.
When shortlisting a candidate, we look for several requirements such as language proficiency, having a passion for action and exemplary character traits.
- Language Proficiency – As our target beneficiaries are mainly the Orang Asli community, we require interns to have moderate to good proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia, for conversing with them.
- Passion for Action – Candidates with previous experiences in volunteering, community development work and/or children or youth involvement would be preferred, though it is not compulsory.
- Character Traits – We seek for candidates with a growth mindset – someone who not only is hardworking but genuinely has a love for learning.
Interns who join us will not only experience corporate work exposure but also field work immersion through our programs. These first hand experiences with our Orang Asli communities are a real eye-opener for most urban-based candidates. Furthermore, interns will gain an understanding on how to appropriately engage the OA while respecting their way of life.
Interns will also have the opportunity to see through projects end-to-end. We encourage interns to be involved in the planning phase, right up to execution of activities with the villagers and directly witnessing and documenting its impact.
Facilitated with a Learning Review Plan, Global Peace internships provide a balance of professional experience and personal development.
Our work culture is based on a “win-win-win” concept. We fully encourage interns to voice any specific career goals or tasks which they want to fulfil while at Global Peace, to make their tenure meaningful to all parties – interns themselves, our beneficiaries, and in turn, the organisation.
To achieve this, having proper work ethic is key. We value flexibility and accountability, which allows our interns to plan their own work schedule within the timeline agreed.
APPLICATION & COMMUNICATION
Following the cohorts below, applications should be done 2 months before the start of the upcoming internship cohort. Kindly note that we require a minimum of 3 months for internships.
Cohort 1: March – May
Cohort 2 : June – August
Cohort 3 : September – November
Cohort 4 : December – February
For example, for application of Cohort 1, applications should be sent in January.